Domestic violence affects people of every race, gender, economic status, educational background, sexual orientation, religion, and nationality. This month, as you mourn those who have been lost to violent partners and work with your local domestic violence shelters to come up with workable solutions that save more men, women, and children, DogTime.com urges you […]
‘Poison Ivy’, as she is known online, reportedly hunts down “socially awkward” men in online gaming communities and bullies them into sexually humiliating themselves. She then encourages the men to commit suicide. In a YouTube video posted two days ago, one of Hanna’s victims pleads for people to report her to the abuse will stop. […]
The grim death, which took place along the country’s east coast, was only the most recent example of extreme violence against women in Argentina in recent years. Though the country passed a law against “femicide” in 2012, outlawing domestic violence and honor killings in order to help protect women, violence against women has increased […]
When we hear stories about domestic abuse, they seem to always be stories of victory—of those who survived some abuse in their past. Why don’t we hear about it in the present tense? Why don’t we talk about it as an ongoing issue rather than a thing to be ‘left’ and ‘moved on’ from? The […]
An online petition with more than 14,000 signatures calling for the impeachment of a Montana judge over the sentencing of a father to 60 days in jail in an incest case involving a 12-year-old girl has been sent to the state’s governor and other officials. Originally, Deputy Valley County Attorney Dylan Jensen recommended a 100-year […]
Rape and sexual assault, sexual harassment, street harassment, stalking, domestic and dating violence, sex trafficking and sexual exploitation…have historically been defined and recognized as “women’s issues.” To a large degree this makes enormous sense: it is by and large women who are impacted by these forms of violence and abuse; beyond the women who are […]
As you may know, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. Every year, those of us who find passion in working to end domestic violence come together to promote awareness by hosting events, writing articles, and leading campaigns such as #TakeAStand. Slightly less known, is that October is also LGBT History […]